ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home, died Thursday. He was 96. His ...

Princess Irene of Greece, who has died aged 83, was probably the first European royal to perform as a professional pianist In ...

When Vassilis Tsitsanis passed away on January 18, 1984, music historians and experts knew that there will never be another ...

For the Ancient Greeks, music connected philosophy, medicine, and ethics, shaping both individual character and the common ...

Legendary clarinetist Petroloukas Halkias and millennial laouto player Vasilis Kostas both hail from the same region of Greece — Epirus — and Halkias even played at Kostas’ parents’ wedding. But the ...

Thanks to the ground broken by Greek-American actor/writer Nia Vardalos' smash 2002 film and recently premiered TV series based on her family experiences, the stars currently seem fortuitously aligned ...

Natassa Bofiliou & Giannis Haroulis Lead a Global Celebration of Greece's Musical Masters, featuring special guest star Judy Kuhn. ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hellenic Music Ensemble ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mimis Plessas, a beloved Greek composer whose music featured in scores of films, television shows and theatrical productions and who provided the soundtrack to millions of Greeks ...

Hotels, airports and shopping malls in Greece could be forced to play more domestically-made music under new legislation proposed by the Culture Ministry, intended to support Greek composers and ...